1. Sir Alec Edward Shelbrooke was born on 10 January 1976 and is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Wetherby and Easingwold since 2024 and for Elmet and Rothwell between 2010 and 2024.
17 Facts About Alec Shelbrooke
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Alec Shelbrooke previously served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement in the Truss ministry from September to October 2022.
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Alec Shelbrooke has fought four local government elections and unsuccessfully stood in Wakefield at the 2005 General Election.
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Alec Shelbrooke was Deputy Chairman of Elmet Conservative Association from 2001 to 2004.
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In September 2012, Alec Shelbrooke was made the PPS to Mike Penning, Minister of State for Northern Ireland.
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In December 2012, Alec Shelbrooke introduced a Ten Minute Rule bill under which UK welfare claimants would be issued with a cash card instead of receiving their benefits in cash.
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Alec Shelbrooke became a PPS in the Foreign Office in 2014.
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Alec Shelbrooke was opposed to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union prior to the 2016 Brexit referendum.
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In 2016, Alec Shelbrooke commissioned a report written by Mark McBride-Wright quantifying the impact of homophobia within the engineering industry.
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Alec Shelbrooke was an Executive Member of the 1922 Committee during a period of turbulence within the Conservative Party leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May in 2019.
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Alec Shelbrooke backed Jeremy Hunt in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election that followed.
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In 2020, Alec Shelbrooke was appointed Leader of the UK Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
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Alec Shelbrooke was elected Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in November 2024.
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In July 2022, Alec Shelbrooke rebelled from the government for the first time in his parliamentary career by voting against the approval of the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2022.
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Alec Shelbrooke was then immediately sacked on 26 October 2022 by the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak and returned to the back benches.
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Alec Shelbrooke was appointed to the Privy Council on 8 October 2019.
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Alec Shelbrooke was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 29 December 2023 in Truss's resignation honours list, for public and political service as Minister of State for Defence Procurement and as MP for Elmet and Rothwell.